Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gambia
Gambia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 17.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gambia, 2003–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gambia is 17.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gambia peaked at 19.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2003.
Gambia ranks 6th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.9% | — |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +46.6% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -8.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 17.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 17.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.2%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.9% | 17.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 16.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.6% | 19.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 41.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gambia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Gambia was 17.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2003.
- How does Gambia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Gambia ranks 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.